[Steven Zahm]

@ Margaret

• How many entries are you exporting? That should not matter, I’ve tested tens of thousands.
• Can you attach an export a CSV file?
• Does the export page progress bar iterate thru batches? For example, 10%, 20% … 100%.

I supposed it is possible the web host has file system permission configured in a way a file can be created but not updated. Does WP ask you for FTP user/pass when changing permalink structures from Plain to one of the named options?

[Steven Zahm]

@ Melanie

The OpenStreetMap (OSM) geolocation can be very hit or miss. Sorry, but there is nothing I can do about that.

That said, you can fix it…

• Edit the Entry.
• Scroll to the Addresses section.
• Input the correct latitude and longitude for the address.
• Save the change.
• Now the pin will be in the correct location.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Ramona

RE: How many characters does the excerpt size allow?

The default is 55. But you can change it per instance by using the excerpt_length=55 shortcode option for Excerpt Plus. Add it to the existing shortcode, change it to a value that makes sense for your use case.

RE: Can the CSS for this setting be specific to the page?

Some themes already have this as an option. If yours does, it will have a place for custom CSS when editing your page/post.

If you theme does not, there are plugins available which allow you to add custom CSS per page. I can not recommend any of the top of my head though.

[Steven Zahm]

@ James

SiteShot uses a wordpress.com service for creating screenshots of websites, so I really do not have much control over the results.

Can you share a few links you’ve added which are not being created. I’d like to see if the same occurs on my site. This would eliminate SiteShot and wp.com as the source of the trouble. So that would help narrow where to look next.

[Steven Zahm]

@ Angela

Remove width="auto" from the shortcode. That is causing the not a number warning.

Hope that helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Ray

I am not able to replicate this. Please create a temp admin account using this plugin:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/

Reply back, as a private reply, with the login link.

Thanks!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Angela

I’m unable to replicate this on my dev site which has PHP 7.1 on it. What is the exact shortcode you are using to embed the directory on the page?

It is considered a best practice to not display PHP messages on a live site. Here’s a tutorial which explains how to suppress these messages:

How do I hide PHP Warnings and Notices?

I personally log these to a file outside of the public HTML folder so they are not accessible. This allows me to review and track down issues on my live site without publicly displaying them.

Hope this helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Ramona

Using CSS is probably the quickest/easiest way to remove these items. Add the following to the theme’s custom CSS area, generally found in the theme Customizer.

#cn-excerpt-plus .cn-sprite,
#cn-excerpt-plus .cn-show-more {
    display: none !important;
}

keep in mind that the displayed text is only an excerpt of the bio field. If the content of the bio field exceeds the excerpt size, it will be truncated and there will be no visible way for the user to display the rest of the content.

Hope this helps!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Bryan

There is a settings to require users to login before the directory can be viewed. You can double this up by also publish the page the directory is embedded on as Private instead of Public (a core WP feature)

Many of the fieldsets in Connections such as address, phone and email can be marked as private or public. Assuming the directory does not require a login to view, the items set as public would be displayed while the private would require a user to be logged in.

The login is handled by WP, not Connections. So, you would need to use core WP feature to manage the WP users in regards to string passwords and password reset. Or use any of the popular plugins available which enhance those features.

Hope this answers your questions thoroughly!

[Steven Zahm]

@ Lisa

RE: str_work_email

In Gridder, this option would only affect the profile page display, not the list tile since the labels are committed, displaying only the email address.

RE: edit template

The file you need to edit is:

../wp-content/plugins/connections-gridder/card.php

The section of code to edit are between lines 81 and 111

To add the display of websites, use:

if ( $atts['show_links'] ) $entry->getLinkBlock( array( 'format' => $atts['link_format'], 'type' => $atts['link_types'] ) );

To add the display of addresses, use:

if ( $atts['show_addresses'] ) $entry->getAddressBlock( array( 'format' => $atts['addr_format'] , 'type' => $atts['address_types'] ) );

Remove the lines that yo do not wish to display.

Due to the way Gridder renders its panel, the default font size is set to 0. So, you might no be able to see addresses or links until you adjust the CSS to the desired font size. use your browser CSS inspector for the class selector you should target.

To ensure any changes you make are not lost when updating Gridder, please read these developer tutorials on how to make the changes update safe:

• https://connections-pro.com/2014/05/07/quicktip-custom-css-templates/
• https://connections-pro.com/2014/06/04/quicktip-custom-template-override-files/

Hope this helps!

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